Serif Other Opbak 9 is a very light, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, fashion, luxury, posters, magazine, elegant, airy, editorial, refined, display elegance, luxury branding, editorial polish, refined contrast, hairline, didone-like, crisp, delicate, graceful.
A delicate, high-contrast serif with hairline horizontals and pronounced thick–thin modulation through the curves. Serifs are sharp and tapered, often reading as fine wedges rather than broad brackets, and terminals resolve into crisp points or subtle flares. Curves are drawn with a smooth, calligraphic continuity, while verticals stay slender and poised, giving the overall texture a light, open color. The lowercase shows a classical rhythm with a two-storey “g” and slender, looping descenders on letters like “g” and “y,” and the numerals keep the same refined contrast and narrow joins.
Best suited for display settings such as magazine headlines, fashion and beauty branding, luxury packaging, invitations, and poster titles where the fine contrast can be appreciated. It can work for short editorial subheads or pull quotes when set with comfortable spacing, but the extreme thin strokes suggest avoiding very small sizes or low-resolution reproduction.
The font conveys a polished, couture-like tone—formal and sophisticated, with a quiet drama created by its razor-thin strokes and sharp finishing details. It feels premium and curated, suited to environments where typographic refinement is part of the message.
The design appears intended to deliver a modern, high-fashion serif voice by combining classical proportions with exaggerated contrast and needle-like detailing. Its emphasis is on sophistication and visual sparkle in display typography rather than utilitarian body-text durability.
At text sizes the hairline elements and tight joins can appear especially fragile, while at larger sizes the pointed serifs and sculpted curves become the defining character. The sample text shows a consistent, measured rhythm with ample internal whitespace, emphasizing elegance over robustness.